Classified Ad Character Counter
Track live characters, words, sentences, and verify against eBay, Craigslist, and marketplace limits.
Understanding the Classified Ad Character Counter
Many classifieds platforms enforce strict character cutoffs on titles and preview snippets. This utility monitors length in real-time and benchmarks your text against major classified websites.
How to Use This Tool
Type or paste your listing text. Watch real-time metrics update for total characters, characters excluding spaces, words, sentences, reading time, and platform limit warnings.
Calculation Methodology & Formula
The underlying calculation applies the following deterministic mathematical logic:
Counts UTF-8 characters and word boundaries with regex tokenization. Evaluates against standard platform benchmarks: Title max 80 (eBay), Craigslist Title max 70, Facebook Marketplace Title max 100.
Practical Classifieds Example
Real-World Scenario: Pasting a 65-character title confirms it fits safely within eBay's 80-character limit and mobile search previews without awkward truncation.
Important Limitations & Assumptions
Classified Ad Character Counter FAQs
Aim for 55 to 70 characters. This ensures the title fits comfortably on mobile screens without being cut off by ellipses.
Yes. Multi-byte Unicode characters and emojis are properly calculated using JavaScript code point arrays.
Between 100 and 300 words is optimal: long enough to cover condition, specs, and logistics, but short enough that mobile buyers will actually read it.
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